Thrasybulus

Thrasybulus in Wikipedia

Thrasybulus (pronounced /ˌθræsɨˈbjuːləs/; Ancient Greek: Θρασύβουλος 'brave-willed'; d. 388 BC) was an Athenian general and democratic leader. In 411 BC, in the wake of an oligarchic coup at Athens, the pro-democracy sailors at Samos elected him as a general, making him a primary leader of the successful democratic resistance to that coup. As gener...

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Thrasybūlus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

（Θρασύβουλος). A celebrated Athenian, son of Lycus. He was zealously attached to the Athenian democracy, and took an active part in overthrowing the oligarchical government of the 400 in B.C. 403. See Thirty Tyrants....

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